There are as many types of fishing reels as there are types of fishing. Big, small, fast, slow, spinning, baitcasting, ...

For baitcasting reels, there are two kinds of brakes that control how the line comes off the reel. Understanding how these brakes work is important when buying a baitcasting combo.

Identified by their gear ratio - at least 7:1 - speedy baitcasting reels efficiently handle line. Trika's Ti100 casting reel, for example, has a 7:1 gear ratio and consumes 28 inches of line with ...